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Paul Akouokou

ポール・アコク　/　ぽーる・あこく

American association football player

December 20, 1997 (age 28)　・　Ivory Coast, United States

association football player

My Take

Paul Akouokou plays the position I quietly love most: defensive midfielder. (Ignore the 2 cm height in the data, clearly an import glitch.) Born in 1997 in the Ivory Coast, anchoring Ligue 1 side Lyon and the national team, he does the unglamorous work, breaking up attacks, recycling possession, building the bridge between defense and creativity. Players like him rarely make highlight reels, yet teams collapse without them. The journey from West Africa into a top European league is brutal and selective, and surviving it demands grit more than flair. I have a soft spot for those who earn their living through reliability rather than spectacle.

Overview

Edgar Paul Akouokou (born 20 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon, and the Ivory Coast national team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Paul Akouokou
Name (Japanese): ポール・アコク
Reading: ぽーる・あこく
Born: December 20, 1997 (age 28)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Ox
Origin: Ivory Coast, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B3%E3%82%AF

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